SIDDHARTH RAO vs ASJEET SINGH LAMBA

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$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 21st July, 2025 + CM(M) 1275/2025& CM APPL. 42729/2025 SIDDHARTH RAO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav with Ms.Arit Anupriya, Mr. Kartikey and Mr. Paras Juneja, Advocates. versus ASJEET SINGH LAMBA .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Two different tenancies were created with respect to the premises in question situated at Oberoi Apartments, New Delhi-110054, albeit, tenants were different. 2. Both the petitions are pending adjudication before the same Court and the concerned lessor has already filed a suit for possession, injunction, mesne profits and damages. 3. Under the similar circumstances, the lessee in the other case i.e. Ms. Manisha Rao had filed a petition before this Court which was registered as CM (M) 1258/2025 and which has already been disposed of by this Court on 17.07.2025, while directing the learned Trial Court to issue notice in terms of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1275/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:23.07.2025 17:25:19 Order XV-A Rule 2 CPC before striking off the defence on account of non-compliance of the order passed under Order XV-A CPC. 4. The situation, in the case in hand, is also similar and the grievance of the petitioner herein is also to the same effect that his defence has been struck-off , without giving him any show cause notice. 5. The impugned order in the connected petition was also of the same date and the said petition was disposed of on 17.07.2025 while observing as under:- “1.Grievance of the petitioner is, merely, limited to the effect that his defence has been struck off without complying the statutory provision as contained under Order XV-A CPC. 2.Peti